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The Government looks set to give the green light to the development of "mini" nuclear reactors in the coming months, in what will mark a welcome development after years of delays.

Ministers said a policy decision over Britain's nuclear strategy and development of “small modular reactors” will be made once it has conducted a further round of discussions with industry players.

Names such as Rolls-Royce, NuScale, Hitachi and Westinghouse have been in talks with civil servants over the UK's nuclear strategy for the past few weeks. The Government said it was now evaluating evidence over the commercial case for the reactors, including funding methods and the potential for export.